Ubuntu 12.04 desktop update crash

[hklawrence]

I am using Ubuntu 12.04 desktop. last week I pressed the update all. after update and relogin, only mouse can move. Nothing more can function. After that desktop 12.04 has been downloaded and installed again. after updating the important security update, the system crashed again. Can anyone help??!!

[lincoln32]

in a terminal type sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get upgrade
sudo apt-get dist-upgrade
if any code errors please post the error info it may even tell you the correct repair

[hklawrence]

after reboot and login.....hinged...only mouse can move. :confused:. no error message come out in the process of upgrade. please help. My PC CPU: intel pentium G620GHz x 2 Ram : 4Gb

[hklawrence]

clear the hard disk and install ubuntu 12.10. there is no problem with 12.10 but after upgrade the problem happened again. can any one help me??

[lincoln32]

my best guess is a bad spot on the hard drive if it will run long enough you can test it but not all hard drive's will show errors
there might be other better ideas but with out a hands on that would be my guess. I keep a spare hard drive around just to test and confirm
disk utility may show some errors and I would test it and if any error are found then replace the drive

[hklawrence]

thanks. I will try this suggestion.

[hklawrence]

it seems you are right. only that machine crash after updates. others are still work fine and good.

[hklawrence]

I found the problem...My new motherboard ASUS P8H61-M LE is not supported by ubuntu 12.04